CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 020 (P269717)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 15162 + N 0953 + N 3200 + unn.

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Witness

tablet
obverse
1. ga-e-re7-de3-en bad3-tibira{ki}-a e2-musz3-[...]
2. bad3#-tibira#{ki#}-a e2-musz3-kalam-ma-ta
3. [...] x x giri3-ni-sze3 ba-an-x-gid2#-da
4. [...]-an-tusz tug2 mudra6-ra ba-an-mu4
5. [...]-ne# ku3 {d}inanna-ra# gu3# mu-na-de2#-e
6. [...]-sze3# gen-ba e-ne ga-ba-ab-tum2-mu-de3-en
7. [...]-x-e-ne mu-un-na-ab-gi4#-gi4#
8. {d}[...] x zi-da gab2#-bu-mu us2-sa#
9. e-ne# [...]-x-ni-ib-ze2-eg3-x-x
10. ga-e-re7#-[...] {gesz#}x [...]-la edin# x-aba4 [...]
11. {gesz}haszhur x [...] kul-aba4#{ki#}-[...]
12. {d}dumu-zi [...] x AN [...]
13. mah dur2 x [...]
14. gal5-la-e#-[...]
15. sag-du x [...]
16. x x [...]
17. [...]
18. [...]
reverse
1. [...] {d}dumu-zi#-de3 kur-kur-ra ba-an-tum2-am3
2. [...] x ki-tusz-bi mu-ni-ib2-ri-ta
3. [...] sza3 szu-ba mu-un-ri-esz
4. [...] lu2 i-in-sag3-ge-ne
5. [um-ma]-e-ne i-lu mi-ni-ib-be2-ne
6. [...] ku3#-lal3#-ni bi2-in-szub-bu-usz
7. [...] gu2# gesz-du10 DU-DU-DU-DU-e-ne
8. [...] x szu-ni mi-ni-in-du3-du3
9. [...] kur-kur-ra igi mi-ni-ib2-il2-il2-e
10. [...]-ne-ne al-na2-me-esz me-e dam kal-la-[mu]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: u. rt. part, u. le. cnr. broken
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: BPOA 9, 033 (unn. frag.)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: Kramer, Samuel N., PAPS 085 (1942) 303, pl. 10,

    [sec51046] N.d.

  • history: Sladek Inanna, p.102,

    [sec51047] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 15162 + N 0953 + N 3200 + unn.
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-10-19 at 09:43:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-27 at 15:48:10 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2012-04-21 at 21:30:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000343 (Inanna's Descent) composite (P468903) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Peterson BPOA 09, p.048Peterson BPOA 09, p.048

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 020 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269717.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 020 artifact entry (No. P269717). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269717 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269717 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269717},
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